| meningitis |
an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, usu. because of an infection. |
| meningococcal |
of or relating to the meningococcus bacterium, which is the causative agent of meningitis. |
| meningococcus |
the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which is the causative agent of meningitis. |
| meninx |
one of the three membranes covering the brain or spinal cord in vertebrates. |
| meniscus |
anything in the shape of a crescent. [3 definitions] |
| Mennonite |
any member of an evangelical Protestant Christian sect founded in the Netherlands in the sixteenth century, characterized by simple living and by opposition to military service and to holding public office. [2 definitions] |
| meno |
less (used with tempo directions in music). |
| menopausal |
of or pertaining to the natural cessation of menstruation that usually occurs in middle age. |
| menopause |
the period during which a female ceases to menstruate, usu. occurring in middle age. |
| menorah |
a candelabrum or candlestick with seven or nine branches, used in Jewish worship. |
| mensch |
human being (German, Yiddish); a kind, reliable, compassionate person. |
| menses |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the periodic discharge of blood, mucus, and cells built up in the mammalian uterus in preparation to receive an embryo and discarded when fertilization of the egg has not taken place. |
| Menshevik |
a member of the Russian Social Democratic party that opposed the more radical Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution. [2 definitions] |
| men's room |
a public lavatory or restroom for men and boys. |
| menstrual |
of or relating to menstruation or the discharge that occurs during menstruation. |
| menstruate |
to periodically discharge blood, mucus, and dead cells from the uterus, as by a female of child-bearing age. |
| menstruation |
the usu. periodic process of discharging blood, mucus, and dead cells from the mammalian uterus when the egg is not fertilized. [2 definitions] |
| mensurable |
subject to measurement; measurable. |
| mensural |
of or relating to measure. [2 definitions] |
| mensuration |
the act, process, or method of measuring. [2 definitions] |
| -ment |
action; process. [3 definitions] |